How to Convert M4V to QuickTime MOV in Windows/Mac

It's well known that M4V is an Apple format and should be highly compatible on Mac. Then why there are still so many people like you want to convert M4V to MOV on Mac or Windows? Well, though M4V is a Mac friendly format, not all M4V videos can be recognized by QuickTime, iTunes, iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. On this occasion, you'll need to change M4V to MOV format so as to play them smoothly on any Apple products. And for Windows users, there is also a need to convert from M4V format to MOV since MOV is relatively better supported by more players. Then, what is the best way to convert M4V movies to MOV with high quality? That's what we're going to talk about.

To complete the conversion, you first need to select a professional video converter. To save your time, here the ultimate video conversion program from Aimersoft is recommended to help you convert M4V files to MOV in Window X/7/XP/Vista and the equivalent Mac video converter is undoubtedly the best tool to create MOV from M4V on Mac OS X (Mountain Lion). Just get the program and follow the steps below to get your work done in a few clicks.

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Note: Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac can't convert protected M4V videos that purchased from iTunes store.

How to convert M4V files to MOV in Windows/Mac effortlessly

Here the software screenshots of the Windows version are used. Don't be confused since the way to change M4V format to MOV on Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) is the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your situation and now let's begin the conversion.

1Import M4V video files

Install and open the conversion program. Then add the M4V movies you'd like to convert to MOV to the program in either of the 2 ways: 1> Click Add Files to browse and choose files from your hard drive for loading. 2> Find the M4V movies and directly drag them to the main interface. In a few seconds, the files will be loaded and then you can preview them, take snapshots, merge videos, edit videos and more freely.

2Select MOV as the output video format

Now it's time to select an output format. To convert from M4V to QuickTime MOV, simply click Output Format > Format > Video and choose MOV from the list as the output file format. And if you want to convert M4V videos to QuickTime MOV for playing on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV and more, you can browse and select your portable device model as the output format to convert videos to fit your portable media players.

3Convert your videos

At the end, click the Convert button to create MOV files from the added M4V videos. When the conversion is done, click Open Folder to locate the converted MOV movies. And now, you can play them on your Mac, iTunes, iPhone, iPad, iPod and more without any troubles.